Intestinal obstruction caused by endometriosis: Endoscopic stenting and expedited laparoscopic resection avoiding stoma. A case report and review of the literature

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is the growth of endometrium outside the uterine cavity. In 5–15% of cases the disease can affect the colon and small bowel, causing complete obstruction and requiring resection in about 1% of cases. CASE SUMMARY: We describe a case of sigmoid obstruction due to endometri...

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Autores principales: Calcagno, Pietro, Viti, Matteo, Cornelli, Alessandro, Galli, Davide, D’Urbano, Corrado
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5835005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29477925
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.02.012

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5835005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29477925
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.02.012

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